Airwolf YFR068 - 2023 Gravel Frame

[this is dog]

I just pulled the trigger myself. Question for the Airwolf YFR068 owners; did the frameset come with flared handlebars?

[wolffcon]

Has anyone had issues with the bottom headset bearing sitting too high on the fork? Looking at other builds it seems like the gap between my head tube and fork crown is too much

[this is dog]

Has anyone had issues with the bottom headset bearing sitting too high on the fork? Looking at other builds it seems like the gap between my head tube and fork crown is too much

How much is too much? Do you have a picture?

[wolffcon]

Its probably 2-3mm. Enough that its visible. I think either they sent me the wrong bearings or there is an issue with the headtube. I'm worried its the latter since visually the bearings look the same as what has been previously posted.

I went ahead and built the bike up anyway and have been pleasantly surprised by how well it rides. Its pretty snappy and handles well. A couple issues ive encountered:

- the headset
- it seems like the spacing is off on the rear. There is 3-4mm more clearance on the drive side than non driveside. When L45er measured the tire clearance earlier that seemed to be the case on their bike too. Ive tried a few different wheels and they all line up the same.
- the brake mounts were painted over
- the compression plug has some sharp edges that hang over the steerer

Overall, I'm happy with what I got for $700. If they could fix these few issues it'd be a homerun.

[this is dog]

That's a sweet looking rig! Very inspirational to see a mullet setup for a change.

[cooky]

Received mine yesterday,  initially impressed but then realised they had sent me the wrong size . I ordered 56cm and got sent a 51cm , hopefully they will sort it out . Otherwise I'm stuck with a frame that's too small for me

[this is dog]

Received mine yesterday,  initially impressed but then realised they had sent me the wrong size . I ordered 56cm and got sent a 51cm , hopefully they will sort it out . Otherwise I'm stuck with a frame that's too small for me

   seriously? Did you order from Airwolf on Alix directly?

[cooky]

  seriously? Did you order from Airwolf on Alix directly?

Yeah on ali , I know I selected 56cm , I'd taken weeks to check things out and research etc .

[this is dog]

Yeah on ali , I know I selected 56cm , I'd taken weeks to check things out and research etc .

That's very unfortunate to hear, hopefully they will be able to resolve this mishap in a proper way.

[00Garza]

Yeah on ali , I know I selected 56cm , I'd taken weeks to check things out and research etc .

Your order confirmation and invoice should tell you the details of what you chose. I saw your for sale post. Is Ali not going to help you out?

[this is dog]

Just going to put it here. After 2 of months waiting my frameset finally arrived. Order was placed just before Black Friday 17 November 2023, paintjob took much longer than expected but was worth the wait.

- The paintjob is done nicely, yes including logos. (I regret the matte finish already, it's hard to keep clean!).
- As far I can judge it, no headset issues (will confirm after cockpit is fully assembled).
- No play in seatpost binding area. Seatpost sit flush and keeps its height.

I've replaced some stock parts already with the original ones to make it look even more like an identical twin more original parts are on its way.

This is my second replica frame and my goal is to build a sub 3K bike that looks like the real deal. I might dedicated a new thread for this...

[gofasterstripes]

Did the frame come with the di2 cable port by the bottom bracket as standard or did you have to request it when you ordered the frame?

[this is dog]

Did the frame come with the di2 cable port by the bottom bracket as standard or did you have to request it when you ordered the frame?

No, did not requested any customizations except for the paintjob. Frame comes with two ports between the BB and FD area, one port is covered with a rubber grommet plug.

[p4R4d0x]

I'm really interested in building up one of these YFR068s (also looking at the GF-002/YFR045 or BXT Gravel 135), but from reading these threads, it sounds like there are so many issues, especially centered around the headset area. I'm wondering if I should be looking at something else instead (it would be my first full-bike build), or if most of these are sorted and it's a really small chance I'l run into the issue, or if the problems have since been solved?

[bichler.bua]

I'm really interested in building up one of these YFR068s (also looking at the GF-002/YFR045 or BXT Gravel 135), but from reading these threads, it sounds like there are so many issues, especially centered around the headset area. I'm wondering if I should be looking at something else instead (it would be my first full-bike build), or if most of these are sorted and it's a really small chance I'l run into the issue, or if the problems have since been solved?

Well, Velobuild is not famous for their headset, either - lots of issues in this forum reported.
I believe not matter if Airwolf or Velobuild: be prepared to sort it out yourself...